Factbox: Reaction to cancellation of Wimbledon due to coronavirus
The Wimbledon championships were canceled for the first time since the Second World War on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic struck another major sports event off the calendar to wipe out the entire tennis grasscourt season.
American gymnast Biles cried at news of Tokyo postponement
Four-times Olympic champion Simone Biles has finally broken her silence on the year-long postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and said on Wednesday that while the news left her in tears it was the right call.
Wimbledon canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
The Wimbledon championships were canceled for the first time since World War Two on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic struck another blue-riband sports event off the calendar and wiped out the entire tennis grasscourt season.
MLB cancels June’s Cubs-Cardinals London Series due to coronavirus
Major League Baseball, which already postponed the start of its 2020 season because of the coronavirus outbreak, said on Wednesday it has decided to cancel its planned return to London in June.
Golf – Curtis Cup rescheduled from June to 2021
The 41st edition of golf’s biennial women’s amateur Curtis Cup tournament due to be held in June at Conwy in Wales has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the coronavirus, organizers said on Wednesday.
Aprilia MotoGP boss slams ‘absurd’ Iannone doping ban
The Aprilia MotoGP team slammed an 18-month doping ban for Italian rider Andrea Iannone as absurd on Wednesday and said they would back his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Motor racing – Silverstone holding out until end of April on British GP
British Grand Prix organizers have set an end of April deadline to decide whether the country’s Formula One race goes ahead as scheduled in July or becomes another casualty of the coronavirus.
World champion Kapas among nine Hungarian swimmers infected with coronavirus
Butterfly world champion Boglarka Kapas is among nine swimmers on the Hungarian national team to have tested positive for coronavirus, the country’s swimming association said in a statement late on Tuesday.
Olympic flame passed to Fukushima during low-key ceremony
Tokyo 2020 organizers left the Olympic flame in the hands of Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday where it will be on display in a lantern for the next month after the Games were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Toronto’s event ban doesn’t apply to sports teams
Toronto mayor John Tory announced Tuesday a ban on public events until June 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the edict doesn’t apply to the city’s sports teams.
